John JOHNSON

(1805-1867)

JOHNSON, John, a
Representative from Ohio; born near Dungannon, County Tyrone,
Ireland, in 1805; immigrated with his mother to the United States
in 1818; settled in Coshocton, Ohio, in 1819; received a limited
schooling; learned the tanner’s trade; later engaged in
merchandising and banking; member of the State senate in 1843 and
1844; delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1849 and
1850; elected as an Independent Democrat to the Thirty-second
Congress (March 4, 1851-March 3, 1853); was not a candidate for
renomination in 1852; retired from political life and resided in
Washington, D.C., for several years; returned to Coshocton, Ohio,
and engaged in banking and also interested in agricultural pursuits
until his death there February 5, 1867; interment in Oakbridge
Cemetery.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present